Rugby Union
French rugby’s LNR in market for head of media rights
France's Ligue Nationale de Rugby has begun a search for head of broadcast rights and content
“We don’t just put logos on things” | Amazon Web Services on its Six Nations sponsorship
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has developed a new suite of fan statistics to activate its sponsorship rights for this year’s Six Nations rugby championship.
World Rugby targets emerging unions global tournament by 2021
World Rugby is aiming to launch a global competition for emerging union national teams in 2021, following the collapse last year of its Nations Championship concept
New Zealand’s Super Rugby teams seek compensation for format change
The private companies that own the licences for four Super Rugby teams from New Zealand are seeking compensation from New Zealand Rugby for an expected drop in revenues due to a league format change, according…
Bremont secures official timekeeper status with England Rugby
England Rugby has agreed a new sponsorship deal naming British luxury brand Bremont as its official timekeeper
Austin MLR team gains new name and owners, NOLA Gold partners with Clermont Auvergne
Major League Rugby team Austin Herd has been renamed the Austin Gilgronis (the AGs) and will relocate to the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) ahead of the 2020 season as part of an ownership change
JRFU announces plan for new league
The Japan Rugby Rugby Union has outlined plans for a new domestic rugby union league, to launch in autumn 2021
Cell C extends naming-rights deal with Super Rugby’s Sharks
Durban-based Super Rugby franchise the Sharks has renewed its major sponsorship deal with South African telecommunications company Cell C
Saracens interim chief executive Griffiths leaving as club handed further 70-point deduction
English Premiership Rugby side Saracens has announced its interim chief executive Edward Griffiths is leaving after less than a month in the role
Lagardère brokers PPA sponsorship for France’s Supersevens
PPA Business School has been announced as an official supplier of the Supersevens, a new professional rugby sevens championship in France, in a deal brokered by the Lagardère Sports agency.
Beaumont seeks World Rugby re-election with Laporte as vice-chairman
Bill Beaumont has announced today (Friday) that he will be seeking re-election as chairman of World Rugby at the body’s council meeting in May.
Replay enters rugby sponsorship with All Blacks deal
Italian fashion group Fashion Box has moved into rugby union sponsorship after agreeing a four-year deal for its Replay denim brand to back the All Blacks
Groupe Couleur lands 2023 Rugby World Cup travel agent contract
Groupe Couleur has been appointed as exclusive global rights holder for the official travel programme of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, part of what local organisers in France claim will be an “innovative a…
Women’s Six Nations to be without a title sponsor
The 2020 Women’s Six Nations rugby tournament has been unsuccessful in signing a title sponsor.
Rugby Australia calls on ex-Foxtel execs ahead of rights tender
Rugby Australia has engaged the Media Rights Value organisation to help with negotiations for its next domestic rights contract amid reports that pay-television broadcaster Foxtel may end its long-running…
Saracens accept relegation amid salary cap scandal
English Premiership champion Saracens will be relegated from the top division of domestic rugby union at the end of the current 2019-20 season after admitting it will fail to meet salary cap regulations…
Irish regulators clear CVC’s investment in Pro 14, subject to Six Nations condition
Ireland’s competition regulator has cleared CVC’s deal to invest in the Pro14 rugby competition, provided it alerts the competition authority if it goes onto acquire a stake in the Six Nations.
Major League Rugby partners with Catapult Sports
Major League Rugby has gained another commercial boost ahead of its third season by partnering with sports performance technology company Catapult Sports.